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Cyclist joins ride for mental illness
A MENTAL health advocate will cycle along the Great Ocean Road to raise awareness and help reduce the stigma attached to mental illnesses.
Asylum seeker pleas to remain in Colac
COMMUNITY leaders are rallying to support an Iranian asylum seeker who has lived and worked in Colac for three years as he fights to stay in Australia.
Colac water supply upgrade fast-tracked
BARWON WATER will connect Colac to Geelong’s water system two years earlier than planned.
Colac’s top Christmas lights earn accolades
Judges have picked the top Christmas displays for Colac and district, including one family’s homemade snow machine.
Otways project will help jobless and environment
YOUNG Colac and district jobseekers could have a chance to gain work experience and an income in the Otways next year through the area’s first Green Army project.
Emergency volunteer on edge ahead of holidays
A COLAC emergency service volunteer says he is always on edge and expecting a call out to a traffic crash, especially during holiday periods.
Yarn bomber spreads colour
YARN bomber Moonstitch has taken knitting to a new level judging by the bike at a previously yarn-bombed bike rack in Colac.
Drivers hospitalised after crashes near Colac
THREE drivers had lucky escapes after two separate crashes within three hours of each other in the Colac district.